Saturday, January 15, 2011

Chairman King: Treasury should 'explain' itself on WikiLeaks

By Sara Jerome - 01/14/11 03:21 PM ET

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) called on the Treasury Department on Friday to explain why it will not place sanctions on WikiLeaks, barring U.S. corporations from doing business with the organization and its founder.

The comments come after the Treasury Department said it currently lacks the evidence necessary to take that action. In response, King listed what he saw as harms caused by WikiLeaks.